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A car that crashed off a mountain road in northern Utah and landed in a tree, injuring seven teenagers from the Ogden area on Thursday, June 14, 2018, is pictured in this photo provided by the Weber County Sheriff's Office. (Weber County Sheriff's Office via AP)

OGDEN, Utah — Seven teenagers were seriously injured when their car crashed off a mountain highway in northern Utah and landed in a tree 180 feet (55 metres) below.

Weber County Sheriff’s Lt. Matt Jensen said one of the teens was in “extremely critical condition” Thursday after the car tumbled off a curve on Highway 39 near Monte Cristo shortly after midnight and wound up in the tree. The others were in serious to critical condition at area hospitals.

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